AGENDA
Meeting of the
County Board Room,
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RECONSIDERATION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION
AND REQUEST TO APPROVE AS AMENDED
ITEM #1
Transmitting a Communication from
RUTH M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau
of Health Services
I am requesting that the Cook County Board of Commissioners reconsider and approve as amended the following item, which was previously approved on the Board Agenda, Item #51 (page 27) at the February 3, 2004 Board Meeting.
The amendment is indicated by the underscored language.
Transmitting a Communication, dated
RUTH M. ROTHSTEIN, Chief, Bureau
of Health Services
Submitted, please find a
resolution to update the bank account that the Bureau of Health Services
currently has for Stroger Hospital of Cook County. The bank account is at the bank listed below:
Seaway
National Bank
PROPOSED
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Cook County
Board of Commissioners has the legal authority to authorize its departments and
offices to open and maintain checking and savings accounts at various banks;
and
WHEREAS, it is now
necessary to update those persons who are authorized to be signatories on these
checking and savings accounts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the checking and/or savings accounts at Seaway
National Bank, for the following purposes, be updated for Patient Refund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the following are the names of those persons who are authorized to sign
checks on these checking and/or savings accounts and that the signatures of at
least two (2) of these shall be required on each check:
1. Ruth M. Rothstein
2. Alvin Holley
3. Johnny C. Brown
4. Richard C. Powell
5. John F. Chambers Yogi Mahendra
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following are the names of those persons who are
authorized to wire or otherwise transfer funds from the Stroger Hospital of
Cook County accounts to other
1. Kelvin Magee
2. Scott Haupers
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following persons heretofore to be signatories
shall be deleted:
1.
Lacy L. Thomas
2.
Irene Montgomery
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Auditor be directed to audit the checking
accounts of said institution at the close of each Fiscal Year or at anytime she
sees fit, and to file report(s) thereon with the Cook County Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that any funds drawn on said checking or savings accounts for deposit with the
RECONSIDERATION OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
CONTRACTS AND BONDS LETTER AND REQUEST TO APPROVE AS AMENDED
ITEM #2
Transmitting a Communication from
RAYMOND C. ROBIN, Purchasing Agent
Re:
Contracts
and Bonds Letter
Please be advised that on the
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
ITEM #3
JOURNAL
(
DAVID ORR, Cook County Clerk presented in printed form a
record of the Journal of the Proceedings of the meeting held on
I am hereby requesting the opportunity to discuss this matter with the Administration Committee of the Board of Commissioners.
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
ITEM #4
Transmitting a Communication, dated
DANIEL R. MARTIN, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
The physician status changes presented have been professionally reviewed and recommended for the status shown. The Board of Commissioners will be notified confidentially when there are physicians herein who have any malpractice claims or professional sanctions when such specific cases have not previously been presented to the Board of Commissioners. Additional information concerning such matters will be available on a confidential basis through the Secretary of the Board.
PHYSICIAN STATUS
CHANGES
STATUS CHANGES –
PROVISIONAL TO ACTIVE
NENAD BRKIC, MD from Provisional to Active, Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, effective February 19, 2004, subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
MARIKA LAZO, MD from Provisional to Active, Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, effective February 19, 2004, subject to approval by the Cook County Board.
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MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #5
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer, Provident
Hospital of
The medical staff appointment, medical staff reappointments, medical staff appointment to be amended and medical staff status change presented have been professionally reviewed and recommended for the status shown. The Board of Commissioners will be notified confidentially when there are physicians herein who have any malpractice claims or professional sanctions when such specific cases have not previously been presented to the Board of Commissioners. Additional information concerning such matters will be available on a confidential basis through the Secretary of the Board.
MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENT
CORRIS ARCHER, MD – Service Physician (Ancillary Category),
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Will be paid from Account 133, Position ID #0389109, Business Unit
#8910503, sequence #833165, effective
MEDICAL STAFF
REAPPOINTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Don hollandsworth,
MD, Active Category, Reappointment
ARTHUR MOSWIN, MD, Active Category, Reappointment
ZAKI LAHABIDI, MD, Consultant Category, Reappointment
DEPARTMENT SURGERY
MAnmohan singh,
MD, Active Category, Reappointment
MEDICAL STAFF
APPOINTMENT TO BE AMENDED FROM PROVISIONAL
TO FULL STATUS
WITH NO FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
ANTO MALIAKKAL, MD, from Provisional to Active Category, Department of Internal Medicine.
NAVEED MALLICK, MD, from Provisional to Active Category, Department of Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL STAFF STATUS CHANGE
Goldwyn Foggie,
MD, Attending Physician Senior 10, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Account 110, Grade K-10, Step 5, Position ID #9718794, sequence #033600 to be
changed to Attending Physician Senior 11, Account 110, Grade K-11, Step 3,
Position ID #0300142, sequence #033350.
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ITEM #6
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHNNY C. BROWN, Chief Operating
Officer,
The medical staff appointments, medical staff reappointments and medical staff status changes presented have been professionally reviewed and recommended for the status shown. The Board of Commissioners will be notified confidentially when there are physicians herein who have any malpractice claims or professional sanctions when such specific cases have not previously been presented to the Board of Commissioners. Additional information concerning such matters will be available on a confidential basis through the Secretary of the Board.
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS
CLIFFORD J. KAVINSKY, MD – Voluntary Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
RAJESH NAMBIAR, MD – Voluntary Associate Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine.
Charles Orsay,
MD - Voluntary Attending Physician, Department of Surgery, Division of
VESNA SEFER, MD, MPH – Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Employee Health Services, will be paid at Grade K-4, Step 5, from Account 110, Business Unit #8970284 (32-02).
KRISHNAN SRIRAM, MD – Attending/Medical Division Chairman, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Critical Care, will be paid at Grade K-12, from Account 110, Business Unit #8970237 (27-04), Position Identification #9522793.
MEDICAL STAFF
REAPPOINTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
KAREN S. COSBY, MD Attending Physician
ROBERT J. FELDMAN, MD Attending Physician
MARK P. KLING, MD Attending Physician
MOSES S. LEE, MD Attending Physician
ISAM F. NASR, MD Attending Physician
LISA R. PALIVOS, MD Attending Physician
THOMAS A. SCALETTA, MD Voluntary Attending Physician
JEFFREY J. SCHAIDER, MD Attending Physician
SCOTT C. SHERMAN, MD Assoc. Attending Physician
ROBERT F. SIMON, MD Attending/Department Chairman
DEPARTMENT
OF PSYCHIATRY
MARGARET O. GRIFFITHS, PhD Clinical Psychologist
BRUCE E. CZUCHNA, PhD Clinical Psychologist
GREGORY N. LEWIS, PsyD Clinical Psychologist
STUART P. MANDELBAUM, MD Assoc. Attending Physician
DEBORAH H. MATEK, MD Attending Physician
GALE M. SARGEANT, PhD Clinical Psychologist
DEPARTMENT
OF RADIOLOGY
ANDREW C. WILBUR, MD Consultant Physician
DEPARTMENT
OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
MARLA J. BAGGE, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
MILDRED BROWN, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
ETO
LORI FENDER, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
DENITA FOBS, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
JENNIFER F. IWUCHUKWU, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
DARLENE D. KENNEBREW, APN Advance Practitioner Nurse
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS continued
ITEM #6 cont’d
DEPARTMENT
OF MEDICINE
ANTHONY CLARK, MD Attending Physician
LEE FRANCIS, MD Voluntary Attending Physician
SANDRA L. FRELLSEN, MD Attending Physician
BERNICE MAN, MD Attending Physician
BARRY A. MIZOCK, MD Attending Physician
MONICA E. PEEK, MD Service Physician
KALYANI PERUMAL, MD Service Physician
JOSEPH J. PULVIRENTI, MD Attending Physician
SERGIO VARGAS, MD Service Physician
DEPARTMENT
OF PATHOLOGY
EPHRAIM
KATHLEEN G. BEAVIS, MD Attending/Division Chairman
LEONARD I. BORAL, MD Attending Physician
RAJYASREE EMMADI, MD Attending Physician
PAULA KOVARIK, MD Attending Physician
MARAYART MANGKORNKANOK, PhD Scientific Officer
THOMAS J. MILSON, PhD Scientific Officer
SYED F. QUADRI, PhD Scientific Officer
MARIN SEKOSAN, MD Attending Physician
PATRICIA E. SIMPLES, MD Attending Physician
SATINDER K. SINGH, MD Consultant Physician
RUSSELL TOMAR, MD Attending Physician
EUGENE J. YOUKILIS, PhD Scientific Officer
STEPHANIE A. YOUNG, MD Attending Physician
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
STEVE D. BARNES, MD Voluntary Attending Physician
MEDICAL
STAFF STATUS CHANGES
BRADLEY HERSH, MD – From Service Physician, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, to Voluntary Attending Physician, with no change in privileges.
JOSEPH WEBER, MD – From Service Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, to Attending Physician 9, with no change in privileges, will be paid at Grade K-9, Step 1, from Account 110, Business Unit #8970285 (33-01), Position Identification #9823323.
PROPOSED GRANT APPLICATIONS
ITEM #7
Transmitting a Communication, dated
TIMOTHY C. EVANS, Chief Judge,
requesting authorization to apply for a grant in accordance with Section 30 of the 2003 Cook County Budget Resolution from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) in the amount of $291,714.00. This grant, made available through the Federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act, will fund gender-responsive treatment and aftercare services to adult female offenders sentenced to probation or supervision for substance abuse-related offenses.
PROPOSED GRANT APPLICATIONS continued
ITEM #7 cont’d
This program will enhance services for female offenders making the transition from custody under the Sheriff’s Department for Women’s Justice Services to supervision under the court’s Adult Probation Department. Services provided will include drug assessment detoxification services, counseling and life skills development. The program relies on interagency collaboration and continuum of services to break the cycle of addiction and crime and facilitate successful reintegration back into the community. The program outcomes will be measured in compliance with the Adult Probation Department’s comprehensive evaluation protocols.
This grant award requires a 25% cash match from
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$97,238.00 [Year 1: $64,825.00;
and Year 2: $32,413.00]. Grant Award:
$291,714.00 [Year 1: $194,475.00;
and Year 2: $97,239.00]. Funding period:
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ITEM #8
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer, Department of Public Health
In accordance with Section 30 of the 2003 Cook County Budget
Resolution, transmitting a communication requesting permission to apply for a
grant in the amount of $2,100,000.00 for a three-year period from U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration. The purpose of this
grant is to develop and implement abstinence education programs for
adolescents, ages 12 through 18, in suburban
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Award: $2,100,000.00 [Year 1: $580,000.00; Year 2: $760,000.00; and Year 3: $760,000.00].
Funding period:
PROPOSED GRANT AWARDS
ITEM #9
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President,
requesting authorization to accept a grant award in the amount of $1,699,800.00 representing the initial portion of the Federal Fiscal Year 2003 Urban Area Security Initiative. These funds originate with the United States Department of Homeland Security/Office of Domestic Preparedness and flow through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
These funds will provide for the first phase of development
and installation of a state-of-the-art interoperable wireless communication
system to be used by emergency responders throughout
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Award: $1,699,800.00. Funding period:
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PROPOSED GRANT AWARDS continued
ITEM #10
Transmitting a Communication, dated
TIMOTHY C. EVANS, Chief Judge,
requesting authorization to accept a grant in the amount $14,000.00 from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC). This grant is funded through the State Court Improvement Program (CIP) and will fully fund an independent evaluation of the Child Protection Mediation Program by the Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (CAADRS). The independent evaluation by CAADRS will assess the program’s progress and effectiveness.
The court’s Child Protection Mediation Program was initiated in February 2001 to increase the court’s ability to make more informed decisions concerning safety, visitation, family reunification and permanency. The program uses a model that provides for participation by attorneys, case managers, foster parents, family members, and other individuals involved with the family.
The authorization to apply for this grant was given on
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Award: $14,000.00.
Funding period:
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ITEM #11
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer, Department of Public Health
requesting authorization to accept a grant award in the
amount of $100,000.00 from the Illinois Department of Public Health. This program will develop a community-based
HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention project in south suburban
This grant does not require an application process; the funding is automatically provided to those with HIV/AIDS programs in place.
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Award: $100,000.00.
Funding period:
PROPOSED GRANT AWARD ADDENDUM
ITEM #12
Transmitting a Communication, dated
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization to accept a supplemental grant
award in the amount of $63,784.00 from the Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority (ICJIA). This
supplemental grant provided bridge funding for Target Abuser Call Victim
Assistance Program (TAC) partners, Life Span Center for Legal Services and Hull
House Association, until the federal grant from the Office on Violence Against
Women came through. The federal award,
which also funds Life Span Center for Legal Services and Hull House, was
approved by the Cook County Board on
PROPOSED GRANT AWARD ADDENDUM continued
ITEM #12 cont’d
The grant award was approved on
Subcontract with
Subcontract with
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Total Supplemental Grant Award: $63,784.00.
PROPOSED GRANT RENEWAL APPLICATION
ITEM #13
Transmitting a Communication, dated
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization to apply for a grant renewal in the amount of $27,985.00 from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. This grant will provide continued partial funding for the Child Sexual Abuse Specialist Program that is jointly funded by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Children and Family Services. The one (1) full-time child sexual abuse specialist funded by this grant focuses on providing victim services including crisis intervention with victims and families of victims, identifying and making referrals for immediate and long-term counseling services, monitoring and coordinating services for children who are wards of the state and working with the local and state agencies involved with the victim as well as working directly with local and state law enforcement and service agencies to provide training, technical assistance and consultation.
The estimated fiscal impact is the remaining salary and fringe benefits of the child sexual abuse specialist that would not be covered by the anticipated grant awards from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Children and Family Services.
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$18,064.00. Grant Award: $27,985.00.
Funding period:
PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWALS
ITEM #14
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization to renew a grant in the amount $351,457.00 from Proviso Township High Schools District No. 209. The grant works with the Proviso High Schools to implement programs that may include the following: Pax Game (behavioral modification), bullying prevention, cooperative games, teen dating violence prevention and family involvement.
This grant does not require an application process; the Department of Public Health is a subcontractor of the grant, which was applied for by Proviso Township High Schools.
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Award: $351,457.00.
Funding period:
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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWALS continued
ITEM #15
Transmitting a Communication, dated
DENNIS MANZKE, Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau, State’s Attorney’s Office
requesting authorization to accept a grant renewal in the
amount of $284,676.00 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
(ICJIA) for the Prosecutor Based Victim Assistance Services – Juvenile Court
Program. The program funds three (3)
delinquency courtroom specialists and one (1) transfer specialist who work in
the Victim Assistance Program at Juvenile Court.
This grant requires that the office match 25% of the grant
award. The match contribution for this
program is both an in-kind match as well as a cash match. The in-kind match fully supports the salary
and fringe benefits of one (1) of the juvenile court victim specialists. Due to increasing hospitalization and other
fringe benefit costs, the current grant award received by the office does not cover
the full fringe benefit costs of the three (3) federally-funded juvenile court
specialists. The $28,787.00 in cash
matching funding will support the remaining hospitalization costs of the three
(3) federally-funded juvenile court specialists.
The authorization to apply for this grant was given on
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$28,787.00 [Year 1: $14,393.00. Required Match: In-kind.
Over Match: $14,393.00; and Year
2: $14,394.00. Required Match: In-kind.
Over Match: $14,394.00]. Grant Award:
$284,676.00 ($142,338.00 per year).
Funding period:
ITEM #16
Transmitting a Communication, dated
PATRICK T. DRISCOLL, JR.,
respectfully request permission to discuss the following cases with the Board or the appropriate committee thereof:
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Edgar Hope v. Ernesto Velasco, Case No. 01-C-1574 |
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Harris v. Schindler v. |
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Barszcz v. County, Case No. 01-L-16387 |
PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE
ITEM #17
Transmitting a Communication from
JAMES L. ELDRIDGE, JR., Chief Administrative Officer, Bureau of Administration
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the lease of 18 photocopiers that are connected to coin operated machines (owned by the county) for use by the Law Library patrons. Cost per copy pricing includes the use of the equipment, maintenance services, and all supplies (excluding paper).
Contract period:
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PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE continued
ITEM #18
Transmitting a Communication from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the purchase of a mail folder inserter and postage system for the Clerk of the Circuit Court Mailroom.
One time purchase. (717/335-530 Account). Requisition No. 43350022.
Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this request.
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ITEM #19
Transmitting a Communication from
CLARA BOLDEN COLLINS, Superintendent,
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the purchase of the following items:
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REQ. NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
CONTRACT PERIOD |
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44400035 |
Seafood products |
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44400038 |
Ice cream products |
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(440-310 Account).
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ITEM #20
Transmitting a Communication from
JOHN M. RABA, M.D., Chief Operating Officer, Cermak Health
Services of
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the rental of respiratory care equipment and accessories.
Contract period:
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ITEM #21
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer, Provident
Hospital of
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
advertise for bids for the following services:
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REQ. NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
ACCT. NO. |
CONTRACT PERIOD |
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48910310 |
Maintenance for landscaping and snow removal service |
891-390 |
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48910312 |
Maintenance and repair of boiler system |
891-450 |
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PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE continued
ITEM #21 cont’d
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REQ. NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
ACCT. NO. |
CONTRACT PERIOD |
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48910315 |
Odor control maintenance services |
891-390 |
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48910316 |
Maintenance and repair of fire sprinkler system |
891-450 |
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48910317 |
Maintenance and repair of cooling tower system |
891-450 |
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48910319 |
Maintenance and repair of pumps and compressors |
891-450 |
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48910342 |
Biohazardous waste scavenger services |
891-215 |
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ITEM #22
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer, Provident
Hospital of
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for parking management services.
Contract period:
PROPOSED CONTRACTS
ITEM #23
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President,
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into contracts with Eugene Barnes,
It is important that these individuals be approved as soon as possible in order to guarantee lobbying services for the next General Assembly.
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$140,000.00 [$70,000.00 – (490-260 Account); and $70,000.00 – (018-260
Account)]. Contract period:
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ITEM #24
Transmitting a Communication from
DOROTHY BROWN, Clerk of the Circuit Court
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with International Business Machines (IBM),
PROPOSED CONTRACTS continued
ITEM #24 cont’d
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Reason: |
International Business Machines is the sole proprietor of this part and it is necessary for the purchase of the Prestige version because it has the management tools that are compatible with our existing equipment. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $271,500.00. One time purchase. (715/335-579 Account). Requisition No. 43350012.
Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this request.
The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.
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ITEM #25
Transmitting a Communication from
CATHERINE
Bureau of Information Technology & Automation
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with Avaya, Incorporated, Lisle,
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Reason: |
The County has standardized on Avaya equipment. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: None. Grant funded amount: $96,343.00. One time purchase. (975-570 Account). Requisition No. 40090002.
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ITEM #26
Transmitting a Communication from
MARY JO HORACE, Director, Department of Office Technology
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc.,
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Reason: |
Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. provided the same services
for the Office of the Assessor for the 2002 and 2003 tax years as a
subcontractor. The Office of the |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$298,250.00. Contract
period:
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ITEM #27
Transmitting a Communication from
MARY JO HORACE, Director, Department of Office Technology
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.,
PROPOSED CONTRACTS continued
ITEM #27 cont’d
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Reason: |
The vendor, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. is the only company able to provide software upgrades and maintenance services to the software product line. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$172,700.00. Contract
period:
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ITEM #28
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with the American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago
(ALAMC),
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Reason: |
The American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago has developed and has sole ownership of these evaluated tobacco control/cessation programs. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant funded amount: $36,000.00.
Contract period:
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ITEM #29
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical,
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Reason: |
Under public law Title 10 the manufacturer provides birth control pills directly to public health departments at reduced costs mandated by public health service legislation. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$300,000.00. Grant funded
amount: $200,000.00. Contract period:
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PROPOSED CONTRACTS continued
ITEM #30
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into contracts with the following agencies to provide AIDS/HIV prevention
services in suburban
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REQ. NO. |
AGENCY |
CONTRACT AMOUNT |
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49844108 |
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$26,658.00 |
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49844109 |
Vital Bridges |
$32,431.00 |
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49844110 |
Working for Togetherness |
$28,049.00 |
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Reason: |
The agencies were selected through competitive service
proposals as part of the regional HIV/AIDS services plan under a grant from
the State of |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant funded amount: $87,138.00.
Contract period:
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ITEM #31
Transmitting a Communication from
JOHN M. RABA, M.D., Chief Operating Officer, Cermak Health
Services of
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division, Abbott Park, Illinois, for the purchase of reagents, controls and consumable supplies for the Abbott TDX-Flex analyzer, PPC and Dynamic incubator owned by Cermak Health Services of Cook County for the laboratory department.
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Reason: |
Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division is the only known distributor of reagents and consumable supplies for Abbott instruments. The TDX-Flex analyzer and PPC are used for chemistry analysis. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$150,000.00 ($50,000.00 per year).
Contract period:
Purchasing Agent concurs.
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ITEM #32
Transmitting a Communication from
DANIEL R. MARTIN, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter
into a contract with Khursheed A. Mallick, M.D.,
PROPOSED CONTRACTS continued
ITEM #32 cont’d
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Reason: |
Dr. Khursheed A. Mallick will provide attending urology coverage which will include participation in the on-call schedule for inpatients, outpatients, clinics and operating room. During this time period, the hospital will be working with the Department of Urology at Stroger Hospital of Cook County to jointly recruit a physician for this position. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$183,137.00. Contract
period:
PROPOSED CONTRACT ADDENDUM
ITEM #33
Transmitting a Communication from
BARBARA BRUNO, Director, Cook County Department of Revenue
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to
increase by $50,000.00, Contract No. 03-84-833 Rebid with Meyercord Revenue
Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc.,
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Board approved amount |
$ 44,961.60 |
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Increase requested: |
50,000.00 |
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Adjusted amount: |
$ 94,961.60 |
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Reason: |
This is necessary due to the expected increase of the |
Estimated Fiscal Impact: $50,000.00. (007-240 Account).
PROPOSED CONTRACT RENEWALS
ITEM #34
Transmitting a Communication from
TIMOTHY C. EVANS, Chief Judge,
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to renew
Contract No. 01-41-261 with The Chicago Bar Foundation,
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Reason: |
The Guardianship Assistance Desk for minors provides
assistance to individuals who wish to represent themselves in obtaining
guardianship of minors in the Probate Division of the The Chicago Bar Foundation manages the Guardianship Assistance Desk for minors with the help of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation (CVLS) and court staff. CVLS has pledged to match the value of the county’s contribution to the program. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$40,000.00. Contract period:
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PROPOSED CONTRACT RENEWALS continued
ITEM #35
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to renew
the following contracts to provide AIDS/HIV prevention services in suburban
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REQ. NO. |
VENDOR
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CONTRACT NO. |
TOTAL
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49844107 |
Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Inc. |
02-42-178 |
$28,307.00 |
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49844106 |
Care Point Adult, Child and Family Assoc. |
03-42-866 |
$111,236.00 |
|
49844105 |
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02-42-98 |
$173,699.00 |
|
49844104 |
Diverse Communication and Health Media Foundation, Inc. |
02-42-102 |
$78,440.00 |
|
49844103 |
|
02-42-103 |
$94,331.00 |
|
49844102 |
|
02-42-108 |
$42,266.00 |
|
49844101 |
|
02-41-713 |
$74,945.00 |
|
49844100 |
Sister and Brothers Helping Each Other |
02-42-112 |
$60,726.00 |
|
Reason: |
The agencies were selected through competitive service
proposals as part of the regional HIV/AIDS services plan under a grant from
the State of |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant funded amount: $663,950.00.
Contract period:
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ITEM #36
Transmitting a Communication from
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating Officer,
Department of Public Health
requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to renew
Contract No. 02-42-277 with QuitNet, Inc.,
PROPOSED CONTRACT RENEWALS continued
ITEM #36 cont’d
|
Reason: |
QuitNet, Inc. is the only known university evaluated web-based smoking cessation service. QuitNet, Inc. has worked with the Department of Public Health for the past 3 years in developing the medical and graphic customized web site to help people of all ages quit smoking. |
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant funded amount: $37,500.00.
Contract period:
The Chief Information Officer has reviewed this item and concurs with this recommendation.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT
ITEM #37
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., President,
The following invoices are submitted on behalf of the 69
West
Tele-Temp Inc. $ 6,405.00
Clerical services
Ellison, Nielsen, Zehe & Antas $63,142.74
Legal representation
Frederick Mowrer, Ph.D. $
1,500.00
Services and Expenses
Bill M. Strickland $
5,434.50
Services and Expenses
$71,290.24
ZIRP-Burnham, LLC $
7,296.80
Office space
CAPITAL PROGRAM ITEMS
ITEM #38
Transmitting a Communication, dated
MICHAEL E. LAMONT, Director, Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Transmitted herewith for your approval is a request for
authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the Countywide
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Study and Renovations, Group II -
Correctional Facilities and Group III - Hospitals. It is respectfully requested that this
honorable body approve this request.
This program addresses the concerns of the physically
handicapped and the visually or hearing impaired, regarding facility use and
life safety issues. Public areas of
County facilities will be upgraded in accordance with Federal and State
American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Bond Issue (20000 Account).
Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request.
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CAPITAL PROGRAM ITEMS continued
ITEM #39
Transmitting a Communication, dated
MICHAEL E. LAMONT, Director, Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Transmitted herewith for your approval is a request for
authorization for the Purchasing Agent to advertise for bids for the Green
Light Fixture Replacement Program, Phase II. It is respectfully requested that
this honorable body approve this request.
This project provides for the replacement of light fixtures
at four outlying courthouses. The
placement of these new energy efficient fixtures will benefit the County with
recognized long term energy cost savings with an approximate three year return
on investment.
Bond Issue (20000
Account).
Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request.
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ITEM #40
Transmitting a Communication, dated
MICHAEL E. LAMONT, Director, Office of Capital Planning and Policy
Transmitted herewith for your approval is Change Order No.
7, payable to National Restoration Systems, Inc., for the Department of
Corrections Parking Garage Renovation Project.
This change order is for work necessary to complete the project. It is respectfully requested that this
honorable body approve this request.
This change order will provide for repairs of the southwest and
northwest stair/elevator towers and for concrete repairs to nine existing
columns. These repairs are for
unforeseen hidden conditions that were not part of the original contract.
Contract No. 01-53-1144
Original Contract Sum: $2,699,410.00
Total Changes to-date: 248,729.35
Adjusted Contract to-date: 2,948,139.35
Amount of this Modification: 41,415.00
Adjusted Contract Sum: $2,989,554.35
Estimated Fiscal
Impact: $41,415.00. Bond
Issue (20000 Account).
Sufficient funds have been appropriated to cover this
request.
REAL ESTATE MATTER
ITEM #41
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHN W. DAVIS, Director, Real Estate Management Division
requesting authorization from the Honorable Members of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County that a parcel (#EL 412) of vacant land be declared excess, be made available for sale by the required public notice, sold at no less than the current fair market (cash) value determined by a certified appraisal and returned to the tax rolls.
REAL ESTATE MATTER continued
ITEM #41 cont’d
The subject property consists of lot 29 being an area of approximately + 3,732 square feet of the Eisenhower Expressway plat 403.8 Section: 006-3838 in block 2 of Vendley and Company’s First addition to Hillside Acres, a resubdivision of Porter’s addition to Hillside in the west half of the northeast quarter of Section 18, Township 39 north Range 12, east of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County Illinois, north of I-290, east of Irving, south of Adams Street, Hillside.
It has been determined by all agencies involved that the subject property is no longer needed for highway purposes and can be released for sale.
Approval recommended.
BID OPENING - COMMISSIONER COLLINS
ITEM #42
Submitting for your consideration, bids which were opened
under her supervision on
BID OPENING - COMMISSIONER STEELE
ITEM #43
Submitting for your consideration, bids which were opened
under her supervision on
COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT
ITEM #44
Transmitting contracts and bonds executed by the contractors for approval and execution as requested by the Purchasing Agent.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MATTERS
The
following items are presented by Wally S. Kos, P.E., Superintendent of
Highways:
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS
ITEM #45
Submitting for your approval THREE (3) IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS:
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1. |
Motor Fuel Tax Project Improvement Resolution Modernization of the traffic signals, engineering and other necessary highway appurtenances in the Section: 04-A6908-04-TL Fiscal Impact: $60,000.00 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-600 Account) |
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2. |
Motor Fuel Tax Project Improvement Resolution Milling and resurfacing of the existing pavement, etc. in the Section: 04-A6728-03-RS Fiscal Impact: $1,500,000.00 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-600 Account) |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MATTERS continued
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS continued
ITEM #45 cont’d
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3. |
Motor Fuel Tax Project Improvement Resolution Pavement widening and median modifications, etc. Sauk Trail at in the Village of Section: 04-C1129-03-TL Fiscal Impact: $275,000.00 from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund (600-600 Account) |
REPORT
ITEM #46
Submitting the Bureau of Construction's Progress Report for
the month ending
CHANGE IN PLANS AND EXTRA WORK
ITEM #47
Submitting five (5) change in plans and extra work:
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1. |
Section:
02-26347-02-LS. Edens
Expressway East Frontage Road, |
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2. |
Section:
03-A8427-03-RS. |
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3. |
Section: 03-8PVMK-26-GM. Pavement markings - 2003. Final adjustment of quantities. $108,639.78 (Deduction). |
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4. |
Section:
02-W9629-02-RS. |
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5. |
Section:
98-W3910-04-FP. Central Avenue,
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HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
ITEM #48
Transmitting a Communication, dated
GWENDOLYN D. CLEMONS, Director, Department of Planning and
Development
Re: HOME
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME Program)
respectfully request approval of a HOME Investment
Partnerships Program Loan in the amount of $1,650,000.00. The loan will be to a limited partnership to
be formed by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cook County Housing Development
Corporation and an affiliate of DKI, Inc. controlled by Daniel S. Kotcher,
together, with the low income housing tax creditor syndicator. The loan will be for the construction of 60
unit (54 HOME assisted units), affordable, rental, senior independent, housing
facility to be located at Sauk Trail and Butterfield Drive in Richton
Park. In addition to the HOME funds,
other funding will include a private first mortgage, third mortgage through the
Illinois Housing Development Authority’s (IHDA) Trust Fund Program, equity
raised through the sale of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, a Federal Home Loan
grant, general partner equity and deferred developer fees. DKI, Inc. will donate the land to the project
as part of the Illinois State Donation Tax Credit Program. The development budget is estimated at $8,754,622.00
of which $1,650,000.00 accounts for approximately 19% of the total project
costs.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM continued
ITEM #48 cont’d
The terms of the HOME Program loan will be structured as a
40-year fully amortized loan at 1% interest.
The County HOME program will receive monthly principal and interest
payments of $4,172.12 with an annual payment totaling $50,065.50 to be used for
other HOME eligible activities.
I respectfully request approval of this project, and that
the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Estimated Fiscal Impact:
None. Grant Funds: $1,650,000.00. (772-292 Account).
TRANSFER OF FUNDS
ITEM #49
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY,
I hereby request to transfer $4,000.00 from the (018-110 Account) Salary and Wages of Regular Employees to the (018-289 Account) Technical Services Not Otherwise Classified to cover contractual services to be rendered by Carol A. Giffey commencing on February 1, 2004 and concluding November 30, 2004.
PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF
JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
ITEM #50
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHANIE WRIGHT-GRIGGS, Chief Operating Officer, Provident Hospital
of
Submitting herewith the Provident Hospital of Cook County
Joint Conference Committee minutes for the meeting held on
JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
ITEM #51
Transmitting a Communication, dated
JOHNNY C. BROWN, Chief Operating
Officer,
Submitting herewith the Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Joint Conference Committee minutes for the meeting held on
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
ITEM #52
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored by
FORREST CLAYPOOL, EARLEAN COLLINS, ANTHONY J. PERAICA, MIKE QUIGLEY and
LARRY SUFFREDIN,
Co-Sponsored by
BOBBIE STEELE,
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AMENDMENTS TO THE LONGTIME HOMEOWNER
EXEMPTION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, many
longtime homeowners in gentrifying areas face the threat of being forced to
sell their property due to the exponential increase of their property taxes;
and
WHEREAS, in
recognition of the severe economic circumstances many longtime homeowners have
faced, the Illinois Legislature passed Public Act 88-451, the Longtime
Owner-Occupant Tax Relief Act (35 ILCS 250, et. Seq.), in August, 1993; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 1998, the Illinois
Legislature passed Public Act 90-0648, amending the Longtime Owner-Occupant
Property Tax Relief Act to require the participation of the City of Chicago and
the Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, on ; and
WHEREAS, counties,
having a population of 100,000 or more, are authorized to enact an ordinance,
in accordance with the provisions of the Act, that provides for property tax
relief; and
WHEREAS, pursuant
to the Act, as a county with a population of more than 100,000, Cook County is
authorized to enact an ordinance to provide tax relief to longtime homeowners
within the County that may be eligible under the provisions set forth in the
Act; and
WHEREAS, as a
matter of public policy, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has the
authority and responsibility to enact property tax relief provisions that will
enable eligible longtime homeowners to remain in financially secure possession
of their homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED, by the President and the Board of Commissioners of Cook County
the following:
TITLE OF
ORDINANCE: Amendment to the Longtime
Homeowner Exemption Ordinance. The
Ordinance, adopted
An Ordinance creating the Homeowner Exemption for Long-term
Properties (“H.E.L.P.”) Program to provide property tax relief to certain
longtime homeowners in established neighborhoods, who are facing a dramatic
rise in property taxes directly or indirectly attributable to
gentrification. To be eligible, the
longtime homeowner must own and reside in a Cook County Class 2 property for a
minimum of ten years, or five years if the homeowner received assistance in the
acquisition of property as part of a government or non-profit housing
program. The Assessor shall verify
potential eligible homeowners on an annual basis according to the eligibility
criteria of the act and provide to the Cook County Clerk the information
necessary to calculate the exemption in accordance with the provisions set
forth in this Ordinance. The Cook County
Clerk shall then remove the exempt value from the calculation of the property
tax and the Cook County Treasurer shall state on the tax bill the amount of the
tax saved by the exemption.
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #52 cont’d
SECTION 1. SHORT
TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known and may be known and citied as
“Longtime Homeowner Exemption Ordinance.”
SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The intent of this Ordinance is to stabilize
the effects of soaring property taxes for longtime homeowners who otherwise may
be displaced from neighborhoods where gentrification is occurring.
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Ordinance:
“Assessment
District.”
“AV.” Assessed Value as defined in the Cook
County Real Property Assessment Classification Ordinance (Section 2, Class 2
and Section 3, Class 2).
“Fair Market Value”
(FMV). The value the Cook County Assessor places on each parcel of real
estate.
“Market Value.” The
amount a property could sell for on the open market.
“Average Assessment
Increase.” A percentage calculated
by taking the value of all potentially qualifying Class 2 properties within the
assessment district and determining the percent difference between the current
reassessment value and the prior year’s assessment value.
“EAV.” Equalized Assessed Value. The assessed value multiplied by the
equalization factor calculated by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
“H.E.L.P.” Homeowner Exemption for Long-term Properties calculated
as follows: that portion of the current
EAV for an eligible property which exceeds the sum of: (1) EAV for the year prior to reassessment;
plus (2) prior year EAV multiplied by a factor equal to 150% of the average
assessment increase for the most current reassessment of the assessment
district.
“Class 2
Properties.” Residential properties
as defined in the Cook County Real Property Assessment Ordinance (Section 2,
Class 2).
“Longtime
Homeowners.” Persons who have owned
and occupied a Cook County Class 2 property for ten years or more as their as
their principal residence, or five years or more if the owner received
assistance in the acquisition of the property as part of a government or
non-profit housing program. “Longtime
homeowners” also means persons who inherited the property from a spouse who
owned and occupied a Class 2 property for ten years or more as their principal
residence or five years or more if the owner received assistance in purchasing
the residence from a government or non-profit housing program.
“Triennial
Reassessment.” Any reassessment of
an assessment district, which occurs every third year as set forth in the
Illinois Property Tax Code (35ILCS 200/9-220(B)).
SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAVE OUR HOMES TAX
RELIEF PROGRAM.
(A) The Cook County Assessor shall have the authority to.
(1) Administer
the Homeowner Exemption for Long-term Properties (“H.E.L.P.”) program as
created by the enactment of this Ordinance and the amendment of this
Ordinance and determine those homeowners eligible for the Longtime
Homeowners Exemption and apply the exemption on behalf of the eligible
homeowners, transmitting all appropriate information to the
(2) Create
applications for and determine potentially to end the program based on
eligibility criteria set forth in this Ordinance and:
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #52 cont’d
(B) The Cook County Clerk shall have the authority to
compute tax rates and calculate tax bill amounts and to provide this
information to the Cook County Treasurer to implement the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(C) The Cook County Treasurer shall state on the tax bill
the amount saved by the tax relief program.
SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
The following criteria shall be used to verify a longtime
homeowner’s eligibility for the H.E.L.P program on an annual basis:
1) Homeowner
is an owner-occupant of a Cook County Class 2 property, and that property has
been the homeowner’s principal residence for at least ten consecutive years as
of January 1 of the reassessment year. A
homeowner may become eligible for an exemption in a year subsequent to
reassessment if a ten year consecutive residency has been established by
January 1 of that year; or
2) Homeowner
is an owner-occupant of a Cook County Class 2 property, and that property has
been the homeowner’s principal residence for at least five consecutive years,
if the homeowner received assistance in the acquisition of the property as part
of a government or non-profit housing program under the following guidelines:
a. The
program is restricted to qualified homebuyers on the basis of the household
income of the homebuyer; and
b. The
income restriction for the homebuyer did not exceed 120% of the area median
income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
c. The
subsidy exceeds $5,000 or 5% of the development cost of the property, whichever
is greater; and
d. The
homebuyer is restricted from selling the house at full market price for at
least five years from the date of purchase.
e. The
Cook County Board shall determine whether a purchase assistance program is
qualified under the provisions of this Ordinance; and
3) Homeowner’s
property must have an AV increase that exceeds 150% 115% of the current
average AV increase for Class 2 properties in the assessment district where the
property is located and a Fair Market Value (FMV) below $500,000; and
4) Homeowner’s
annual household income for the year of the homeowner’s triennial assessment
does not exceed one hundred and fifteen percent (115%) of the Chicago Primary
Metropolitan Statistical Area median income as defined by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
5)For
any triennial assessment cycle, homeowner did not cause a substantial
improvement, which resulted in an increase of fair cash value in the property
in excess of the $45,000 allowance as set forth in the Illinois Property Tax
Code (35 ILCS 200/15-180).
SECTION 6. APPLYING THE
EXEMPTION.
(A) The
Cook County Assessor shall:
(1)
Annually verify potential eligible homeowners;
and
(2)
Provide to the Cook County Clerk the information
necessary to calculate the exemption in accordance with the Ordinance.
(B) The
Cook County Clerk shall remove the exempt value from the calculation of the
property tax.
(C) The
Cook County Treasurer shall state on the tax bill the amount of tax saved by
the exemption.
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #52 cont’d
SECTION 7. ELIGIBILITY
NOTIFICATION.
The Assessor shall notify
potentially eligible owners of record of Class 2 properties in Cook
County of the
existence of the Longtime Homeowners Exemption Program for each triennial
assessment cycle within sufficient time to apply.
SECTION 8 7. APPLICATION.
This Amended Ordinance shall first
apply to the assessment district of the 2002 2003 tax year and to each
assessment district thereafter.
SECTION 9 8. REQUIREMENTS
FOR DETERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.
Any taxing agency exercising the
provision(s) in the Amended Longtime Owner-Occupant Property Tax Relief Act (35
ILCS 250, et seq.) shall:
(1) File a resolution or ordinance with the Cook County Clerk no later than the last Tuesday in December of the year for which the taxes are assessed; and
(2)
In any event that any taxing agency adopts eligibility
standards or criteria which differ from those provided herein at Section 5, the
taxing agency shall certify a list of parcels (Permanent Index Numbers) deemed
eligible by the taxing agency to the Cook County Assessor no later than the
last Tuesday in December of the year for which the taxes are assessed.
SECTION 10 9. EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This Ordinance takes effect upon
becoming law.
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ITEM #53
Transmitting a Communication, dated
STEPHEN A. MARTIN, JR., Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief Operating
Officer, Department of Public Health
Transmitting a communication requesting an amendment to the
Cook County Board of Health Ordinance originally passed in 1943.
The Cook County Bureau of Health Services (Bureau) and its
Department of Public Health (Department) are proposing revisions to this
Ordinance to comport with changes in State law since the Ordinance was
initially adopted. More importantly, the
proposed revisions provide the Department with tools to better protect the
residents of
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance Amendment sponsored by
JOHN H. STROGER, JR., PRESIDENT and JERRY BUTLER,
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AMENDMENT
Amendment to Cook
WHEREAS, the
ordinance establishing the Cook County Board of Commissioners as the Cook
County Board of Health and establishing the Cook County Board of Commissioners
as the Cook County Board of Health and establishing the Cook County Department
of Public Health was originally passed in 1943; and
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #53 cont’d
WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Public Health
serves all areas of Cook County except those served by a health department
certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health and also performs
functions in areas throughout Cook County to the extent such functions are
delegated to the Cook County Department of Public Health by the Illinois
Department of Public Health; and
WHEREAS, Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park and Skokie, as
well as Stickney Township, are currently served by health departments certified
by the Illinois Department of Public Health; and
WHEREAS, revision
to this ordinance are needed to update references to State law which have
changed since the Ordinance was initially adopted; and
WHEREAS, revisions
are also needed to better protect the residents of Cook County from new and
emerging public health threats, such as SARS; and
WHEREAS, the
appearance of SARS and heightened concerns about the responses required by
local health authorities to potential bioterrorism have resulted in the need to
review the local, state and federal provisions; and
WHEREAS, the
Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested that all local health
departments have in place SARS plans which include procedures for the rapid and
effective implementation of measures such as quarantine, isolation of closures
of premises as required for the protective of the public’s health; and
WHEREAS, the
proposed revision provide clearer guidance and authority to the Cook County
Department of Public Health with regard to immediate public health measures
including the issuance of emergency regulations and including provisions for
Board approval of Department regulations; and
WHEREAS, the
proposed revisions balance the need to protect the public with the need to
provide due process to individuals who have or who may have been exposed to,
dangerously communicable diseases.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED THAT,
Section 1. The Department of Public Health (Board of
Health) Ordinance is hereby amended as set forth below:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(BOARD OF HEALTH)
5-200. Department
Established
5-201. Board of
Commissioners as Board of Health
5-202.
5-2023. Jurisdiction
5-2034. Board
Powers and Duties
5-2045. Department
Organization
5-2056. Department
Powers and Duties Administration
5-207. Measures
Ordered by Department
5-208. [reserved]
5-2069. Petty
Cash Account
5-20710. Persons
Authorized to Draw on Account
5-20811. Auditing
Account
5-20912. Home
Nursing Visits under Medicare
5-21013. Home
Health Service: Definitions [reserved]
5-21114. Home
Health Service: Authorization to Collect
Fees [reserved]
5-21215. Home
Health Service: Fee Schedule Regulations
5-21316. Home
Health Service: Gifts and Bequests Ordinance
Violations – Punishment
5-21417. Search
and Certification Fees Ordinance as Exercise of Home Rule Authority
5-218 Severability
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #53 cont’d
Department
Established
5-200. The
Cook County Department of Public Health (“Department”) was established
pursuant to provisions of the Act entitled “An Act in relation to the
establishment and maintenance of county and multiple-county public health
department,” approved July 9, 1943, as amended.
Board of Commissioners as Board of Health
5-201. For the purpose of the operation and
maintenance of the said Cook County Department of Public Health, the
Board of Commissioners of Cook County does hereby organized and
constituted itself as the Board of Health of Cook County for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of the said Act in a manner similar to other
acts and duties of the County. The
President of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County is hereby designated and
constituted the President of the Board of Health of Cook County. The Secretary of the Board of Health of
Cook County shall be such member of the Board of Health as shall be elected by
the Board. The Clerk of the Board of
Commissioners of Cook County is hereby designated and constituted Assistant
Secretary of the Board of Health of Cook County. Except as otherwise provided, all
references to the “Board” shall refer to the Board of Commissioners of
5-202. It is the mission
and policy of this Board to protect and promote the health of the people of
Jurisdiction
5-2032. The
Board of Health Board and the Department shall have jurisdiction
throughout the County of Cook entire county except within any
city, village, or incorporated town, or combination thereof, which is
maintaining a full time health department certified as defined
by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Board and Department may have additional jurisdiction when acting
pursuant to a specific delegation of responsibilities by the Illinois
Department of Public Health.
Board Powers and Duties
5-2034.
Within its
jurisdiction the Board of Health Board of Cook County
shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are granted unto it pursuant
to by the statutes in the case made and provided and as are not
inconsistent with the provisions of applicable statutes, applicable
regulations of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and this Ordinance,
including Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
Department Organization
5-2045. Organization
of the Department. Board
of Health of Cook County Upon the recommendation of the Chief of Health
Services, tThe President and Members of the Board Board of Health of Cook County shall,:
subject to the rules and regulations of the Cook County Human Resources
Ordinance and upon the recommendation of the Chief of Health Services, except
absence of such recommendation shall not prevent the Board of Health from
acting with respect to these powers:.
1. Appoint a
Chief Executive Officer as the Cchief Ooperating Oofficer
for the Department. The Chief Executive Officer shall be qualified as
either a Public Health Administrator or as a Medical Health Officer and shall
possess such qualifications as may be prescribed by the State Department of
Public Health, and who shall have the powers hereinafter provided;
2. Appoint
such other professional employees including, but not limited to, licensed
physicians, who shall possess such qualifications as may be prescribed by the
State Department of Public Health for their respective positions;
PROPOSED ORDINANCES continued
ITEM #53 cont’d
3. Appoint such
other officers and employees as may be necessary;
4. Prescribe the
powers and duties of all officers and employees, fix their compensation and
authorize payment of the same and all other Department expenses from the County
Health Fund, in accord with adopted budget for the Cook County Bureau of
Health Services;
5. Provide that
all employees of the Public Health Unit of the Cook County Bureau of Public
Welfare, as established on
The
Chief of Health Services shall submit recommendations to the President and the
Board with respect to the items set forth in this Section.
Department Powers and Duties
Administration
5-2056. The Chief Executive Officer,
subject to the control of the Board of Health Board and to the
direction of the Chief of Health Services, have charge of the Department’s
staff and activities and shall delegate responsibilities to qualified
personnel of the Department as necessary to efficiently carry out the
activities of the Department pursuant to this Ordinance. The Department of the Board of
Health and shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Enforce and observe all applicable
statutes, applicable regulations of the Illinois Department of Public Health,
and this Ordinance, including Rules and Regulations adopted by the Department
state law pertaining to the preservation of the public’s
health;
2. Initiate and carry out, at the
direction of the Board, programs and activities of all kinds not inconsistent
with law that may be deemed necessary or desirable in the promotion and
protection of health and the control of disease or conditions which threaten
the public’s health;
3. Adopt and eEnforce
all rules and regulations regularly adopted, or those promulgated by
the authorities having power to make rules and regulations concerning the promotion
and protection of the public’s health including, but not limited
to, rules and regulations requiring the reporting to the Department of
circumstances defined by the Department which may result in action by the
Department to protect the public’s health; or enforce applicable rules and
regulations promulgated by other authorities having power to make such rules
and regulations;
4. Cooperate
with federal and state health authorities to combat new or evolving public
health threats and, where appropriate, make or adopt public health
proclamations, guidelines, bulletins or health advice published or promoted, in
any form, by federal or state health officials pertaining to the preservation
of the public’s health;
5. Coordinate
the activities of the Department with other County, local, municipal and State
offices to provide a coordinated response for the control of diseases or
conditions which threaten the public’s health;
46. Investigate
the existence of any contagious or infectious diseases and take measures
necessary to investigate the existence and prevent the spread of dangerously
contagious diseases including, but not limited to, directing the performance of
physical examinations and tests, the collection of laboratory specimens, the
administration of vaccines, medications, or other treatments and the
observation and monitoring of persons who may have been exposed to a
dangerously contagious disease;
7. Eenforce the regulations of the Department
this Board of Health and applicable regulations of the authorities
having the power to make such regulations; State Department of Public
Health concerning the same;
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58. Determine
when diseases are contagious or epidemic or when a danger to the public’s
health exists and enforce quarantine regulations whenever he deems it
necessary order those measures deemed necessary to protect the public’s
health including, but not limited to, the quarantine or isolation of persons or
closure of places when such action is required to protect the public’s health,
until such time as the condition can be corrected or the danger to the public
health eliminated or reduced in such a manner that no immediate threat to the
public health any longer exists.
69. Make
all necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections;
610. Investigate
and cause to be abated and cause all nuisances affecting the
public health to be abated with all reasonable promptness according
to in accordance with applicable law, including this Ordinance;
711. Upon
request, give professional advice and information to all city, village,
incorporated town, and school authorities on matters pertaining to sanitation
and public health;
812. For
any suspected violation of this Ordinance or state law, enter any building,
structure or premises, according to law, for the purpose of determining whether
there is a violation of any of the health provisions of this Ordinance or
the health provisions of state law code;
13. Cause
to be confined, and specify the conditions of such confinement, any person who
fails to comply with an order of the Department or the Court or who, in the
judgment of the Department, may not be relied upon to comply with an order of
the Department, where such confinement is necessary to protect the public
health.
1014. Cause
to be arrested any person who violates an order of the Department of the
Illinois Department of Public Health. any of the health provisions
established by this Board of Health or of the State Department of Public
Health. (Res. 12-10-45, p. 167; Amend. Ord.
91-0-52, 9-30-91.)
15. In
a manner consistent with federal and state requirements, as applicable, during
an occurrence of biological or chemical terrorism or during a declared disaster
which threatens the public's health, request, and at sites designated by the
CCDPH, receive and cause to be distributed pharmaceutical and medical supplies
from the Illinois Pharmaceutical Stockpile, the Strategic National Stockpile
and or any additional sources in order to aid the state and local emergency
response authorities when local resources have been depleted or when the need for
additional resources is reasonably anticipated.
16. During
a declared disaster which threatens the public’s health, take such actions as
may be requested by the President of the Board or his designee in order to
protect the health of the residents of Cook County.
Measures
Ordered by Department
5-207.(a) Issuance of Orders; Court Petitions.
The Department may order measures it deems necessary to protect the
public’s health including, but not limited to, an order requiring that a person
or a group of persons be quarantined or isolated or that a place be closed and
made off limits to the public. Such orders shall be issued with the
consent of the person(s) or owner of the place affected or upon the prior order
of a court of competent jurisdiction.
If, in the judgment of the Department, immediate action is required to
protect the public health, the Department may order, on an immediate basis
without prior consent or court order, measures it deems necessary to protect
the public’s health including, but not limited to, an order requiring that a
person or a group of persons be quarantined or isolated or that a place be
closed and made off limits to the public, until such time as the condition can
be corrected or the danger to the public health eliminated or reduced in such a
manner that no immediate threat to the public health any longer exists. In addition to other circumstances in which
such orders are appropriate, the
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Department may order that an individual be quarantined or
isolated in order to prevent the spread of a dangerously communicable disease
when an individual refuses or fails to submit to measures required by the
Department in order to investigate whether a person is or may be infected with
or capable of communicating a dangerously communicable disease. In the event of
an immediate order issued without prior consent or court order, the Department
shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, obtain the consent of the person or
owner or file a petition requesting a court order authorizing the continuation
of the order of the Department. Pending
a court order on the matter, all Department orders shall remain in full force
and effect until lifted by the Department. The County shall make
payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, if ordered by the Court, with respect to
the representation of indigent persons who object to a Department order.
5-207.(b) Enforcement
of Orders. A health care
provider licensed in
5-207.(c) Regulations. The Department may promulgate rules
and regulations as are reasonable and necessary to implement and effectuate the
provisions of this Section, including rules and regulations providing for due
process protections.
5-208. [RESERVED]
Petty Cash Account
5-20609. That the Cook County Department of
Public Health is hereby authorized to set up a special account in a bank or
depository to be known as “Cook County Department of Public Health-Petty Cash
Account.”
Persons Authorized to Draw on Account
5-20710.
That the Chief Executive Officer Medical Officer,
Business Manager, the Department’s Director of Financial Control and
a Department one of employee acting in a fiduciary
capacity of the Department shall be authorized to sign checks drawn on
the aforementioned “Cook County Department of Public Health-Petty Cash Account”
for payment of petty cash expenses; provided, however, that all checks so drawn
shall be signed by at least two of the three persons so authorized to sign.
Auditing Account
5-20811. That the “Cook County Department
of Public Health-Petty Cash Account” shall be audited at the close of each
fiscal year by the
Home Nursing Visits under
Medicare
5-20912.
The Cook County Department of Public Health is hereby
authorized to coordinate the providing of home nursing visits to suburban under Medicare. (Res.
6-20-66, p. 2818.)
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COLLECTION OF FEES FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICE
Definitions
5-210. Section 1. For the
purpose of this Ordinance, unless the context Otherwise requires:
A. “Department” means the County Health
Department of the County
of Cook.
B. “Board” means the Board of Health of the County
of Cook.
C. “Home Health Agency” or “Agency” means the
health department of the County
of Cook which is
responsible for providing the “Home Health Service” in accordance with the
certification standards established by the Illinois Department of Public
Health.
D “Home Health Service” means those items and
services furnished to individuals, under the care of a physician, on a visiting
basis in a place of residence used as such individuals home. These services are provided by the Home
Health Agency under a plan for furnishing such items and services to an
individual, established and periodically reviewed by the patients physician,
and includes par time or intermittent
nursing care provided by or under the supervision of a registered professional
nurse, and the services of one or more of the following: physical,
occupational, or speech therapy, medical social work, or part time or
intermittent services or a home health aide.
Authorization to Collect Fees
5-211. Section 2.
Pursuant to Section 14 of “An Act in relation to the establishment and
maintenance of county and multiple county public health department, approved July 9, 1943, as amended,”
the Board of Health is authorized to collect fee for services rendered by the
home health agency.
Fee Schedule
5 212. Section 3. The Board of Health has the power to
establish a fee schedule which shall not be more than the actual cost based on
accepted cost accounting methods of rendering home health service and to
collect such fees from those person who receive these services or from public
or private agencies which, pursuant to contract, agree to pay such fees on
behalf of eligible persons.
Gifts and Bequests
5- 213. Section 4.
The Board is authorized to:
A. Accept gift and bequests for the purpose of administering the
home health service program and to expend such gifts and bequests, or invest
such gifts and bequests and expend the income there from, for the maintenance
of such home health services.
B. Deposit all gifts and bequests received
which are not otherwise invested, the income from those gifts and bequests
which are invested, and all fee collected, in the “County Health Fund” to the
credit of the “Home Health Service.”
(Ord. 7 25 66, p. 3154.)
Search and Certification Fees
5-214. (a) The
Department of Public Health shall charge a fee of $7.00 for any search of the
files of birth, death and fetal death records upon a written request from any
applicant entitled to such search. If,
upon search, the record request is found, the custodian to whom the request was
submitted shall furnish the applicant one certification of such record, or one
certified copy of such record.
(b) A further fee of $2.00 shall be required for
each additional certification or certified copy requested. (Ord. 85 0 6, 12 3 84; Amend. Ord. 85-0 13,
12 17 84; Amend. 7 1 97.
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5-213 to 5-214. [RESERVED]
5-215.
Regulations. The Department is authorized to issue rules and
regulations in carrying out its duties under this Ordinance. With the
exception of emergency regulations, all regulations of the Department shall be
submitted to the Board for approval prior to becoming effective. Upon a
determination that the public’s health will be endangered unless immediate
regulatory action is taken, the Chief Executive Officer may adopt and enforce
emergency regulations of the Department which shall remain in effect until the
Board has adopted or rejected the emergency regulations or for a period of
ninety days, whichever is shorter. All regulations adopted by the
Department shall be filed with the
Ordinance Violations –Punishment
5-216.(a)
Any person who violates the provisions of this Ordinance, or any
regulations promulgated hereunder, or any Department orders authorized under
this Ordinance or under applicable law shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor
and shall be subject to arrest and a fine of $1000 for each violation.
(b)
In addition to any other remedies permitted under this Ordinance, the
Department or the State's Attorney may file a complaint in the Circuit
Court of Cook County to enjoin any person from violating the provisions of this
Ordinance, or any regulations promulgated hereunder or any Department orders
provided for under this Ordinance.
Ordinance as Exercise of Home Rule Authority
5-217. This
Ordinance, as amended from time to time, is promulgated pursuant to the powers
of the County of Cook as a home rule unit of local government under the 1970 Illinois
Constitution, Article VII, Section 6, and shall supersede all state statutes to
the extent that it may be in conflict with them, including without limitation,
any of the provisions set forth in 55 ILCS 5/5-25001, et seq., as amended.
Severability
5-218. Severability. To the extent that any provision of this
Ordinance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such provision shall be severable from the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance which shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 2. Effective Date. The amendments set forth in this ordinance
shall be effective upon adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
ITEM #54
Submitting a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
CARL R. HANSEN and LARRY SUFFREDIN,
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the
Board of Commissioners of Cook County is presently considering the possible
reuse of the
WHEREAS, the
Board of Commissioners of Cook County has been advised by its Office of Capital
Planning and Policy that the monthly cost to operate the Old Cook County
Hospital, the Children’s Hospital, the Power House, and the 12 KV Power House
exceeds $400,000, and
WHEREAS, the
Board of Commissioners of Cook County has been advised by other entities that
the county could save a significant amount of this monthly cost by rendering
inoperative and fencing off the Old Cook County Hospital, the Children’s
Hospital, the Main Power House, and the 12 KV Power House.
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ITEM #54 cont’d
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED, that Cook County will immediately turn off the gas and
electricity to the Old Cook County Hospital, to the Children’s Hospital, to the
Power House, and to the 12 KV Power House, and drain the sprinkler systems and
the water pipes in these buildings in order to reduce the operating costs to
the county by as much as 85% of the current monthly expenditure.
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ITEM #55
Transmitting a Communication, dated
MARK KILGALLON, Chief, Bureau of Human Resources
Transmitting herewith is a collective bargaining agreement
for your consideration and approval at the
PROPOSED
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, a Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period of December 1, 2001 through November 30, 2004 has been negotiated between the County of Cook/Sheriff of Cook County (as joint employers) and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Cook County Correctional Officers Chapter 222; and
WHEREAS, salaries
and wages for this agreement has previously been approved by the Board of
Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that this union agreement be approved by the Board of
Commissioners of Cook County.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM #56
Pursuant to Rule 4-33, the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners hereby transmits Resolutions for your consideration. The Consent Calendar Resolutions shall be published in the Post Board Action Agenda and Journal of Proceedings as prepared by the Clerk of the Board.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
ITEM #57
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The next regularly scheduled meeting is presently set for